According to the Santa letters going in this newspaper, the 3DS (or DS in one form or another) seems to be winning by a landslide.

...I feel bad for the parents of the kid who asked for a million bucks in addition to three gaming systems and a number of other items.

This house is going to drive me nuts.

So like a week ago we took Jake (our cat) in to have his teeth cleaned, and he was very unhappy and indignant about that but he was doing fairly okay until a few days later when he started yanking his hair out - something he's never really done before. The vet said it was probably stress or maybe his ears were bugging him (they cleaned them too when he got his teeth worked on), so they gave him a shot to hopefully calm him down a little and make his ears stop itching.

So then Jake was a little mopey, but not too much, but now he's gotten REALLY mopey and hasn't been eating much. Jake is ruled by food, so this is a pretty clear sign he's not feeling so hot. Mom calls the vet and he tells her to keep an eye on him and if he doesn't get better in a few days to bring him in.

So now both of my parents are worried about the cat, and mom keeps likening it to when Peppermint got sick. But there is one GLARING difference. Peppermint had feline leukemia. He was also the runt, He only lived for two years, the last few months of which we fed him with a syringe. But Jake passed his senior screening with flying colors and has always been healthy aside from some trouble with his ears getting dirty. So dad's acting all tsundere and jerkish and worried and mom's feeling all guilty and helpless and worried. (Because she took him to get his teeth cleaned even though she was on the fence about it and dad didn't want her to and "now look what's happened".) And I'm worried to some extent but up until recently have not been too largely concerned about the whole thing.

Now? I'm at the point where I'm mentally unsuring and wondering to myself if maybe there actually was something to my thinking Jake felt like he'd lost a little weight. But the thing that gets to me most is the fact that mom's nearly teared up twice tonight over the cat (I'm not so heartless that I'm unaffected by my mom crying...) and she KEEPS COMPARING IT TO PEPPER. Mom please quit being paranoid or else you're going to make yourself feel even worse. Jake is not Pepper. We're all keeping an eye on him and if things don't get better, we'll take him back to the vet...

Sat here contemplating ducking under my workdesk and instead watched the picture frame on the wall rattle for about a minute...

Knew exactly what it was when it started and kept going for more than ten seconds, still kind of in mild shock like "What... seriously...?" This is the second earthquake I've ever felt and the longer/bigger of the two.

They said it was a 5.8 to 5.9 centered in Mineral, VA closer to Richmond/D.C./Charlottesville, felt as far as NYC and NC. No significant damage reported. Cellphones downish. That's all.

DONE!!

DUN DUN DUN DUN...! TAT

Stress is awful I want to die. Protip: Don't ever procrastinate. Not even about printing a list.
...And I still have to get my art there. And go to the reception. And stuff. But otherwise I'm done.

/s-sob...

Hngh... Why do I do this procrastinating thing to myself every single time?

Got call from arts lady.
I was so nervous I think I was rude and rambling and cut her off. LOL. X_X!! GJ self.

But I emailed her (bad) photos of stuff which she needed. And apparently the bio for this is an artist's statement after all, so I need to get writing and hope I do it correctly. And get people to proof it.

Buuuut before all that I need to hit the sack. Still got work!work to flail about in addition to exhibit!work.

/breathhhhhhhhe.

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I saw Tangled today! ♥ I do not regret a minute of it.
Best Disney movie I have seen in a long time.

I could tl;dr about it, but instead I will just try to spread the happy feelings I got from this movie.

Ajdeskfsjdfksd it was just so cute~ =w=!!

I wonder if I'm a bad person for sneaking candy.

1) I think it was meant for the whole dept. even though she put it on Sean's desk.
2) Sean srsly DOESN'T EAT MUCH/ANYTHING.
3) He said "this is an awful lot of candy for one person haha".
4) He shoved it off on an empty desk as soon as she walked away. Visual cue of 'I don't want this'.

The press guys would steal it all if it just sat there. So I nabbed two pieces for myself, and a few for my folks and locked the pumpie up so our department can enjoy it for many days to come. So was that bad of me? Lol.

ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU GIRLS!! ♥

(Yes, I mean regalblaze sugarvoice.)

I saw some photos of her (as opposed to the prototype) and I was worried she was going to be fugly, but she actually turned out quite nice. My biggest complaint is that...if you look at her from views other than front/back and 3/4...her clothes totally make her look fat. But she is nice. Maybe not 7800 yen nice, but nice. Also the box was way plain.

You know what I think a neat figure would be, though? Luke at the end with the Key of Lorelei pressed down into the ground. The base could be Eldrant-style tiles and he could have his jacket tails flying out behind him. It'd be awesome. Also suddenly -- final form Van would look way cool with that pattern on his arm and the feathers. And Asch...maybe doing that sword-close-to-face pose from the OP sequence, or kinda like when he's casting artes... Yeah. Forget it. Onward!

(This figure is not a toy. Ages 15 & up. >:/ !!!)

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I dunno why but today has just been blah. Nothing bad actually happened, but I've been in an awful mood and can't get any decent art done. I was making some headway, but the coloring turned out poorly and it just looks ugly. And then I couldn't concentrate. It's really frustrating to keep trying when things go like that and it's like "how do I get back to where I was?"

A big chunk of today I spent playing ToA. That was frustrating too! Lol. I picked a very nonstrategic party to take on the boss in Megiorra Highlands, so I had to do it over three times (and knock the difficulty down to Hard) because I felt like a jerk when the timer ran out. Gahhhhhhh Ginji.

Also I am worried I'm going to miss the cut-off points for Yulia City Help sidequest and the Ant Lion Man. Because I have no miracle gel. And no maces. And Chesedonia is sold out. Also Asch was being a major douchebag at the Desert Oasis. I didn't remember him being that big of a douchebag. It made me want to throw things. He called Natalia an idiot and was saying dumb stuff. I should rewatch it just to make sure I caught all the crap coming out of that guy's mouth. XDD Ugh. Also if you have no context, you'd swear the guy was crazy, suicidal, and um... crazy. (...)

But I got to canon review for Frings and Cecille somewhat. :D I always hated the war stuff so this is the first time I'm really paying attention and squeeing. So now it's very like OH THAT IS WHEN THEY MET I SEE. It's so cute they're both worried about the party. I will figure those two out yet. Also debating switching up party members and replaying multiple times for that to see what variations I get quotes-wise. I haven't seen much so far, but it changes a little - specifically which party you throw Luke in; also if Guy goes to Kaitzur he tells Cecille to be careful and that throws her off.

( On that subject, I've been wanting to be a tard and share my poster. )

Roleplaying... I am way behind again. I'm hoping to kinda start over with the de-aging event at GB and just keep the logs going. At Ad Lib and PX I just have a few things to reply to and that mod event log (or two) to start. I think the de-aging event is going to be fun. I have ideas for Asch already, and Meer should also be interesting since I'm going to try to de-age her to before her surgery, but keep her knowledge of the SS Thor. That's a theme I've really come to like with her - the whole "what makes a person beautiful" deal. I feel so bad, though, because everyone's like "you're pretty! :D" and she's like "oh! well thank you very much! ♥" and a little part of her soul cries each time. :/

Hopefully tomorrow will be better for art. Ironically the one thing that came out looking decent was a rough draft/thumbnail sketch for what my fox piece might look like.